You want your fabric and you want your fabric now. Very often you are in the middle of a project and you forgot buying a fabric. Even worse, you went to your local store, spent hours browsing and you couldn’t find the fabric you were looking for.
I don’t exactly live in the city center and for me going to the fabric store is usually a nuisance. On average, I will spend the full morning or the afternoon browsing stores. Not only I will spend more time than I need but I will also spend money on transport and parking fees.
Recently I wote an article about where to buy fabric for cosplay. I can’t always go to the local store and that is why very often I end up buying fabric online. It saves me time and money considering shipping prices cost me as much as any trip to the city center. I put a list of some stores, I chose them because of their variety, their specialised items or simply because they are very cheap. Of course, I also chose them because they are local, which means they should arrive withing a couple of days.
UK Based Online fabric shops
I tried to organize the list based on the type of fabric they sell. This is just a rough estimation as many of them will sell all kinds of fabrics. Also, I included shipping prices and yardage as much as I could do because we all hate surprises on our shopping charts!
Plain fabric and varied selection
- Oh Sew Crafty. Low prices, sells by half meter or by meter. Wide variety from plain to fantasy. Haberdashery section. Shipping £1.50 – £3. Free Shipping if you spend £50
- Minerva Crafts. Decent prices, sells by the meter and wide variety of fabric, craft supplies and haberdashery. You can join their Craft Club for £20 to get a permanent 10% off. Shipping £1.49 Economy £4.99 24h and free over £20
- Abakhan. Huge variety. Discounted fabrics and remnant packs fairly often. Haberdashery section. Shipping £2.48. Free shipping if you spend £35
- Fabrikate 1. Big variety of fabrics. A bit of everything. Reasonable price. Shipping £1.95
- BST Fabrics. Lots of fabrics. A bit of everything, including craft fabrics. Very good prices. Sold by half meter. Shipping around £0.99. Free shipping if you spend £20
Bargain Fabric
- Pound Fabrics. Prices start at £1 per meter. Minimum order of 3 meters per fabric. Mostly chiffon and polyester but extremely cheap. Also sells rolls. Shipping £3.99 – £9.99
- E-Fabrics. Great variety of plain fabrics and cheap prices. Some haberdashery items. Minimum order £5. Shipping based on weight starting at £1.99
- Miss-Cloe Fabrics. Odd fabrics and full rolls of laces and trim very cheap. Shipping £3.99 – £9.99
Dress making fabrics
- ClothControl. Lots of textured and printed fabric great for designers. Variable prices but fair. Free Shipping
- Ray stitch. Variety of dress fabrics, including japanese designer prints and party dress. Shipping £3.50
- Fabric Market. Liberty Cotton, Borderie Anglaise, Italian fabric and printed fabrics. Not the cheapest but good quality. Free shipphing.
- Eclectic Maker. Sold by slim quarter or fat quarter. Lots of designer fabrics. Haberdashery section. Shipping £1.60 – £3.95. Free shipping if you spend £45
Craft and Upholstery fabric
- UK Fabrics Online. Very varied. Craft fabrics and uncommon fabrics including lots of colours and upholstery fabric. Shipping depending on weight.
- Fabric Land. Big variety of fabrics including a great section of craft fabrics. Shipping £3.49 – £8.95. Free shipping if you spend £70
Fat quarters and quilting fabric
- Kaleidoscope. Lots of fabrics organised by category and matching prints. Sold by half a meter. Shipping £2.95. Free shipping if you spend £10
- FabricHQ. Varied choice of fabric, lots of geometric prints. Sold by fat quarter, long quarter and end of bolts. Shipping £2.99. Free shipping if you spend £45
- The Little Fabric Bazaar. Fat quarters and bundles, lovely prints with vivid colours. Cheap prices. Shipping around £1.50 + £0.5 per additional item.
- The Fabric Bee. Great variety of printed fabric for dressmaking and patchwork. Designer prints. Sold by slim or fat quarter. Shipping £1.99 – £3.99. Free shipping if you spend £40
Specialist fabrics
- Plush addict. Great selection of plush fabrics but other fabrics as well. Haberdashery section. Shipping £0.99 – £5. Free shipping if you spend £40
- Donna Flower Vintage. Not cheap but authentic vintage fabric by decade. Sold by half meter. Shipping depending on weight.
- Alice Caroline Supply. Specialist in Liberty fabrics. Sold by slim quarter. Shipping starts around £3.00
- Cloud Craft Shop. Lots of choices for felt and wool felt. Ideal for doll makers. Shipping starts around £3.00
- Glitter Fabrics. Sequins, glitter and everything shiny, including thread and sequin film. A4 or by meter Shipping starts around £3.00
- K Textile 19. Colourful african prints sold by yard. Shipping starts around £1.5
- Sew Make Me UK. Specialist on Tilda fabric. Sold by quarter. Shipping starts around £2
- Birdy and Blue. Coloured printed fabric with the little ones in mind. Sold by quarter. Shipping starts around £2
Now that you have bought lots of new fabric you need to decide how to organize your fabric. I would recommend you to start being productive and sew those unfinished projects or maybe get some new patterns, why not? Having a fabric collection is also nice hobby. I won’t blame you.
What do you think? Are these the best online fabric shops in the UK? Did I miss any? Leave a comment with your favourite suppliers. And let me know of any other really special shops you may want me to include in the list!
Last updated March 2019
